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conservative camp. Despite his remarks and comments about the Holocaust, Ahmadinejad echoes
previous statements made by other sources within the Islamic Republic, and it seems as though his
more extreme rhetoric, uttered with total disdain for the world sensitivity (especially in the West),
spring from his religious beliefs and social and political background, and are not only rhetoric.
21. It is possible that his membership in the extremist Jamkaran group, 12 his belief in the coming
of the Hidden Imam (Imam Mahdi) 13 who will arrive after the battle of Armageddon with Israel
and the West, may be a possible explanation for his extreme statements (such as the destruction
of Israel and Holocaust denial), and even behind his stubborn desire for nuclear technology.
22. There are also extremist clerics in Iran who are laying the groundwork for an atmosphere
leading to the battle of Armageddon. For example, in April 2005 the Ayatollah and “source of
authority” Hussein Nuri Hamdani claimed that “the Jews should be fought against and forced to
surrender to prepare the way for the coming of the Hidden Imam [the Mahdi]…”
Appendix
Participants at the Holocaust denial conference 14
See pictures at
http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/holocaust_denial_e.htm
1
Our thanks to Dr. Soli Shahvar, specialist in Iranian affairs at the Ezri Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies, Haifa
University , who aided in the preparation of this document.
2 Most of the prominent European Holocaust deniers could not attend the conference because they were serving jail sentences
for Holocaust denial. The most prominent, David Irving, was released from an Austrian prison shortly after the conference.
3 Neturei Karta (Aramaic for “Guardians of the City”) are a minor ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect who reject all forms of Zionism and
actively oppose the existence of the State of Israel. They are mostly concentrated in Jerusalem and other cities in Israel ,
where they enjoy full rights as citizens, and in upper New York State , London , Vienna and Antwerp .
4 For Mohammad Ali Ramin's calls for the destruction of the State of Israel, see MEMRI's special dispatch series No. 1397,
posted on December 15, 2006: “Iran Holocaust denial conference announces plan to establish world foundation for Holocaust
studies – to be eventually based in Berlin and headed by Iranian presidential advisor Mohammad-Ali Ramin who has said: ‘The
resolution of the Holocaust issue will end in the destruction of Israel.'”
5 http://www.muslim-markt.de/interview/2004/ramin.htm
6 For further information see our Bulletin entitled “Anti-Semitism in the Contemporary Middle East,” at http://www.terrorisminfo.org.il/malam_multimedia/html/final/eng/sib/4_04/as_hp.htm
and http://www.terrorisminfo.org.il/malam_multimedia//ENGLISH/HATE-ANTI%20SEMITISM/PDF/APR11_04.PDF
.
7
http://www.asharqalawsat.com/leader.aspsection=3&article=397153&issue=10245 (Arabic site).
8
http://www.elaph.com/ElaphWeb/NewsPapers/2006/12/197557.htm (Arabic site).
9 See Footnote 6; pp. 100-104.
10 For further information see our Bulletin entitled “Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniya firmly positioned himself on the
Iranian-Syrian axis during visits to Damascus and Teheran… ,” at http://www.terrorisminfo.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/pdf/ismail_haniya_e.pdf
and http://www.terrorisminfo.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ismail_haniya.htm
.
11 Such regimes are well aware of Iran 's true intentions and what is really behind the Holocaust denial campaign (See above,
Western and Arab reactions to the conference).
12 The Jamkaran take their name from the Jamkaran mosque, located about 6 kilometers (about 3 3 miles) east of Qom , Iran .
According to Shi'ite traditions, Imam Mahdi (the Hidden Imam) was there at the time of his disappearance, proclaimed it a holy
site and ordered a mosque built. Thus the mosque became the site for a pilgrimage for Shi'ites all over the world. Iranian
president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad belongs to the group, which is part of the Hojjatyeh movement. They believe, among other
things, that the rule of true Islam will only come about when the Mahdi returns, and that the time is approaching. The group
meets often at the Jamkaran mosque to discuss politics and other topics. Their opinions are radical, with regard to both internal
Iranian and external matters. The Ayatollah Muhammad Taki Mesbah-Yazdi is known to be the group's spiritual leader and
Ahmadinejad's spiritual guide.
13 According to Shi'ite tradition, the Hidden Imam is suppose to appear as the Messiah who will save the world. The believe in
the Imam as a supernatural, omnipotent, omniscient leader is one of the unique tenets of Shi'a. The first imam was Ali, the
“the leader of [the Muslim] believers,” the prophet Muhammad's son-in-law and the fourth Sunni Muslim Caliph. From the time
of his death in 661 AD until 874 AD there were 11 imams; the 12 th disappeared during that year. The Hidden Imam, according
to Shi'ite belief, will return to the world as the “Mahdi,” a term meaning “the one guided by Allah along the true path.” The
Mahdi will bring a message of redemption with him, settle debt with the enemies of the Shi'ite and bring justice to the world.
From The Coordination Forum for Countering Anti-Semitism Website: www.antisemitism.org.il .
14
From The Coordination Forum for Countering Anti-Semitism Website : www.antisemitism.org.il .
15
Ali Akbar Mohtashamipour serves as head of the “Headquarters for the Support of the Intifada” (i.e., the Palestinian terrorist
organizations), was one Hezbollah's founders and Iranian ambassador to Syria . For further information see our Bulletin entitled
“An Iranian figure who had a key role in founding Hezbollah publicly announced that long-range Iranian Zelzal-2 rockets were
delivered to the organization,” at
http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ali_akbar_e.htm and http://www.terrorisminfo.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/pdf/ali_akbar_e.pdf
.
Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Center for Special Studies (C.S.S) This is an Israeli intelligence service.
Dec. 25 2006
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